Today in History for 21st October 2023

Historical Events

1096 - Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats The People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot, only about 3,000 out of 20,000 Crusaders survive
1854 - Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 nurses is sent to the Crimean War
1961 - USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
1975 - Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives
2004 - MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros, 4 games to 3
2020 - Parents of 545 children cannot be found that were separated at the US-Mexico border according to American Civil Liberties Union

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Famous Birthdays

1803 - George Wright, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Norwich, Vermont (d. 1865)
1847 - Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian playwright, poet, and librettist (Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly"), born in Colleretto Parella, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1906)
1928 - Ardico Magnini, Italian soccer defender (20 caps; Fiorentina 225 games), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 2020)
1940 - Manfred Mann [Michael Lubowitz], British, rocker ("Mighty Quinn"; "Blinded By The Light"), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
1945 - Everett McGill, actor (Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet), born in Miami, Florida
1949 - Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1973)

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Famous Deaths

1500 - Go-Tsuchimikado, 103rd Emperor of Japan, dies at 58
1777 - Samuel Foote, British actor, dramatist and theatre manager (Mirror), dies at 57
1977 - Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (Esintiler - Inspirations; The Ears of Midas), and conductor (Turkish State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, 1959-77), dies at 48
1995 - Linda Goodman, American astrologer and poet, dies from complications of diabetes at 70
2003 - Fred Berry, African-American actor (Rerun-What's Happening), dies at 52
2007 - Ronald B. Kitaj, American-British painter and graphic artist (pop art), dies at 74

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